Hi All,
I'm having a hell of a time with PDF::API2.
I have a document on which I have placed a heap of text.
Now, I want to draw a black line. The following works OK to draw a red line:
        my $gfx2=$page->gfx;
        $gfx2->strokecolor('red');
        $gfx2->move(100,100);
        $gfx2->line(200,200);
        $gfx2->stroke;

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However, if I change strokecolor('red') to strokecolor('black'), I don't get a line on the screen, and it plays havoc with Acrobat reader (parts of the document suddenly go missing, all sorts of odd things going on when trying to view the document).
I'm not the first one to complain about the PDF::API2 docs, but can anyone tell me where to find appropriate color definitions for this module?

In reply to PDF::API2 colors by leighsharpe

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